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Nepal

Ranked 25 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 5.0 out of 100.

Gained 0.2 points (+5% change) in overall score in 2025.

Analysis

Nepal is a minor power in Asia.

Nepal's score rose slightly by 0.2 points to five in 2025.

Nepal's strongest measure is cultural influence, where it places 21st. Its weakest measure is diplomatic influence, where it dropped one place to second-last.

Nepal exerts less influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country's negative Power Gap score, which increased since 2024.

Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.

Annual changes

+2.4Resilience +0.9Militarycapability —Futureresources —Economicrelationships —Culturalinfluence —Economiccapability −1.4Diplomaticinfluence −2.4Defencenetworks

Bilateral Influence

Bilateral trade, current dollars (2024)

Countries that influence Nepal

Globally, which countries does Nepal do most of its trade with?

India 58.9%

China 17.3%

European Union 3.5%

Ukraine 2.1%

United Arab Emirates 2.1%

Countries influenced by Nepal

Which countries in the region rely most on trade with Nepal?

India 0.7%

Brunei 0.1%

Bangladesh < 0.1%

China < 0.1%

Singapore < 0.1%

View Nepal’s regional influence on the Network Power map

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